Preoperative inspiratory muscle training in a patient with lung cancer and comorbid chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and respiratory sarcopenia: A case report.
Kazuki OkuraYusuke TakahashiKazutoshi HatakeyamaKimio SaitoYuji KasukawaKazuhiro ImaiYoshihiro MinamiyaPublished in: Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy (2022)
IMT in a patient with lung cancer and comorbid respiratory sarcopenia and COPD resulted in improved respiratory muscle strength and pulmonary function. IMT may have reduced the risk of PPCs by strengthening the respiratory muscles and improving pulmonary function.